Key developments on Nov. 23: Putin in Belarus for official visit Russian parliament passes budget with record military expenditures Russian state media: Russian propagandist killed in Ukraine Media: SBU allegedly kills high-ranking collaborator in Belgorod Ukraine designates German company Knauf as 'international sponsor of war' Russian attacks kill 7, injure 12 over past day Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Belarus to participate in a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Minsk, the Kremlin's press service announced on Nov. 23. The CSTO is a military alliance between Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, and Tajikistan, formed in 2002.